Cherokee Purples with curly leaves

TheDens · June 25, 2006

Sorry about the lousy picture, my cellphone doesn't take the best shots.

I went through the disease galleries posted in here, but couldn't find anything that really seemed to match. There are no spots, blemishes, or discolorations that I've noticed, just these curly leaves. It doesn't really look like the curly leaf virus pictures I looked at, either. This is affecting all three of my Cherokee Purple plants, but none of the others. The amount of water they get doesn't seem to affect it.
Any ideas?

Denna

timcunningham · June 25, 2006

I am not an expert on diseases.. but it could be just the extreme heat we have had lately. Do they look like that in the morning?

TheDens · June 25, 2006

They always look like that, it doesn't change. The new growth at the top of the plant is normal, but the middle and bottom of the plant is all curled to some degree.

matermama · June 25, 2006

Hi
I have curly leaves too, for several weeks, i pulled out some plants thinking yikes virus

, turns out just weather related. SOme plants are still a bit curly ,but most have really blossomed out and are doing very well. Let it ride. Carolyn also said that the virus is transmitted buy a type of bug and i don't have those in Ohio.

I guess it is a energy saving tomatos do ??
sue

June 25, 2006	#1
TheDens Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Georgia (Zone 7b) Posts: 233	Cherokee Purples with curly leaves Sorry about the lousy picture, my cellphone doesn't take the best shots. I went through the disease galleries posted in here, but couldn't find anything that really seemed to match. There are no spots, blemishes, or discolorations that I've noticed, just these curly leaves. It doesn't really look like the curly leaf virus pictures I looked at, either. This is affecting all three of my Cherokee Purple plants, but none of the others. The amount of water they get doesn't seem to affect it. Any ideas? Denna

June 25, 2006	#2
timcunningham Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Middle Georgia Posts: 241	I am not an expert on diseases.. but it could be just the extreme heat we have had lately. Do they look like that in the morning? __________________ Visit my site: tomatoindex.com a database of over 2700 varieties. Vote for your favorite.

June 25, 2006	#4
matermama Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Saint Paris, OH Posts: 143	had it too Hi I have curly leaves too, for several weeks, i pulled out some plants thinking yikes virus , turns out just weather related. SOme plants are still a bit curly ,but most have really blossomed out and are doing very well. Let it ride. Carolyn also said that the virus is transmitted buy a type of bug and i don't have those in Ohio. I guess it is a energy saving tomatos do ?? sue